UPDATE: We have added ChatGBT’s evaluation of the post below. Original Post: The drop in arrest rates over the last few years from 2020 to 2022 is without precedent, and that is particularly true for the largest cities. For cities with over 1 million people, the...
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On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: On the Bill Cunningham Radio Show: To Discuss Kamala Harris’ Stance on Guns and Biden Admin’s Failures with Immigration
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on both the giant 700 WLW in Cincinnati (Monday, August 5, 2024) about his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "If Elected, Kamala Harris Would Be The Most Anti-Gun President In U.S. History." They also discussed the border...
Washington Times Covers Our Research: “Harris boasts of falling crime as victims say it’s increasing”
Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times has a long article that was motivated by our work on whether crime rates are going up or down. Here is part of his article that directly discusses our work. . . . “The question is: Do you want to look at only crimes reported to...
Tim Walz’s false claims on Gun Control in 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX-cLn1dgk0 While are main concern are the false claims that he has made about gun control, here are other times he indicates he served in war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNF_bymQ-8 Tim Walz in 2018: “I spent 25 years in the Army...
At the Federalist: Tim Walz Isn’t Just Lying About His Military Service, He’s Also Lying About Guns: Behind Tim Walz’s ‘Hunter’ Facade Is A Plan To Take Your Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. The piece was the second most read piece on their website. , "I spent 25 years in the Army and I hunt," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared in 2018. "I've been voting for common sense legislation that...
At the New York Post: Democrats are hiding the rise in violent crime with tricky statistics
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the New York Post. See also Real Clear Policy. . “Make no mistake, violent crime was up under Donald Trump,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned in his first speech as Kamala Harris’ running mate. . “If you look this up at...
Kamala Harris Requires Government Issued Photo ID for People to Attend Her Rally, but She Opposes IDs to Vote
The Arizona Democratic Party started sending out non-transferrable invitations by email on Thursday afternoon. Only those who RSVP'd to the event and bring ID matching the invitation will be allowed in the arena because of security concerns, the email said. . . . Sky...
Did crime rise under Trump and Fall under Biden? No, the Opposite is True.
President Biden and Vice President Harris also passed the most significant gun reform law in almost 30 years. And now, we’re seeing the results of that action. Violent crime has plunged to its lowest ever in almost 50 years. And today, Axios reported, “Ne-...
Virginia Just Found 6,303 Noncitizens Registered to Vote
All data collected by the DMV that identifies noncitizens is shared with ELECT, which uses it to scrub existing voter rolls and remove noncitizens who may have purposefully or accidentally registered to vote. According to data from ELECT, between January 2022 and July...
Democrat VP Nominee Gov Tim Walz: “There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy.”
Around the world there is a strong movement to criminalizing speech that others disagree with. Here is a good video on censorship in England, Scotland, Canada, and Brazil by John Stossel. It is amazing how censorship is evolving in other English speaking countries...
CPRC in the News: Baltimore Sun, Real Clear Politics, Townhall, All Sides, and much more
. . . I don’t believe firearms are the leading cause of death for children. One should not accept the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the only or most reliable data source. I challenge Murthy to investigate data from the Crime Prevention Research Center...
At National Review: The Truth about the Crime Explosion: Misunderstanding what the crime statistics measure and hiding the rise in crime
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at National Review. . "The false message of the RNC was that [illegal immigration] was leading to an increase in crime.” Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg claimed on Fox News Sunday. “If you look this up at home, you will know...











